Alfred Rochon was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Quebec

Quebec

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. He represented Ottawa County

Ottawa (County of)

Ottawa was a federal and provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada, which was represented in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1830 to 1867, in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1892, and in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1867 to at least 1919.The...

 in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec

Legislative Assembly of Quebec

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 from 1887 to 1892 as a Liberal.

He was born in Sainte-Thérèse-de-Blainville

Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec

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, Canada East

Canada East

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, the son of Élie Rochon and Sophie Ouimet, and was educated at the Petit Séminaire de Sainte-Thérèse. Rochon went on to study law in Montreal

Montreal

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, was called to the Quebec bar in 1869 and set up practice in Montreal, setting in Hull

Hull, Quebec

Hull is the central and oldest part of the city of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It is located on the west bank of the Gatineau River and the north shore of the Ottawa River, directly opposite Ottawa. As part of the Canadian National Capital Region, it contains offices for twenty thousand...

 in 1876. In 1872, he married Corinne Gaucher, the daughter of Guillaume Gamelin Gaucher

Guillaume Gamelin Gaucher

Guillaume Gamelin Gaucher was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Jacques-Cartier in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Conservative member....

. He served on the town council for Hull from 1877 to 1882 and from 1885 to 1889 and was mayor from 1886 to 1889. He was defeated by Narcisse-Édouard Cormier

Narcisse-Édouard Cormier

Narcisse-Édouard Cormier was a merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Ottawa County in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1886 to 1887 as a Conservative....

 when he ran for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1886 and, in 1887, was elected to the assembly after Cormier's election was overturned. Rochon resigned as mayor and alderman for Hull in 1889 to devote himself to his provincial duties. His election was successfully appealed in 1889 but he won the by-election that followed in 1890. He was defeated by Nérée Tétreau

Nérée Tétreau

Nérée Tétreau was a notary, land owner and political figure in Quebec. He represented Ottawa County in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1892 to 1897 as a Conservative....

 when he ran for reelection in 1892. Rochon was bâtonnier for the Ottawa County bar from 1893 to 1896. In 1901, he was named to the Quebec Superior Court

Quebec Superior Court

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for Ottawa District. Rochon died in Hull at the age of 62.